Jose Galvez had quite an adventure in the Boston area where he traveled with his Alumni Activities Coordinator using the Yankee Trails Bus Tour Service. Due to a technological glitch, Jose was unable to go on the last alumni trip to Boston even though he had signed up for the event. Staff promised to take…
Our long-time Academic Coordinator, Kelly Weiss was kind enough to respond to an extensive interview about one of the most progressive and detailed classes that the College Experience has to offer. The Sexuality Class is meant to allow students the education, tools, and facts of life that are necessary in order to make healthy decisions…
Working for family certainly has its perks. But those who are hired often tend to work just as hard or even harder than everybody else to show that they belong there and nepotism is non-existent. Our 2018 alumnus Jake Siskin is working for his father, Gary Siskin who is a physician at Community Care that…
The Alumni Activities Club took an exciting trip to Boston on the date of Saturday, April 23rd, 2022. The day ended with five out of eight within our group purchasing tickets to the New England Aquarium before having an early dinner at Quincy Market. The aquarium took our imaginations into reality with regards to our…
Even when the calendar clearly states we are nearly a month into spring, reality tends to have other ideas for the time being. On that note, the Alumni Activities Club was supposed to go to Walking Club on Thursday, April 21, 2022, but the weather turned out to be chilly with the perpetual threat of…
The evening of Saturday, April 9, 2022 was a special night in which many of our current students and alumni congregated to see the new blockbuster, “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” at Regal Cinemas in the Crossgates Mall. This is something that was planned entirely by the students and alumni with staff assisting only as needed.…
The College Experience has two or three ambitious students taking an Independent Study course that revolves around Community Service! They are learning as they go along while coming up with strategies to make Albany a little happier. The professor mentoring them every step of the way is Hayley Humiston. On Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022 the…
Budgeting is a skill that must continue being honed throughout the course of one’s lifetime. Many of us have been guilty at some point in our lives when it comes to overspending with the immediate gratification of credit cards, purchasing something that feels good but we do not need, or even buying a handful of…
It is always wonderful to check out brand new and/or once-hidden treasures within the Capital Region of New York State! On that note, the Alumni Activities Club chose to go to a Sensory Gym called, “Bring on the Spectrum” located on 71 Fuller Road and the web page is: https://www.bringonthespectrum.org/ The alumni had an amazing…
We would like to present to you the Budgeting Class taught by instructor Adrienne Hasse. One of the most critical skills we try to give to our students is helping them understand the importance of planning for the future and abiding by the adage that is as old as time: “A penny saved is a…